Friday vs Saturday

I would definitely keep it Friday. If people can’t come, then they can’t come. And Friday weddings definitely aren’t that bad at all! I wouldn’t worry :-)

View Quoted Comment Thanks. Fridays are cheaper. Saturdays are so expensive they expect 100 people. Fridays they expect the minimum of 50. I wanted to keep it under 100. Plus I wanted to have the reception around 6pm

It's completely your choice. Would the wedding be in the evening or during the day? Do you think your guests have flexibility to take off or leave early if necessary on a Friday? Personally, I don't think a Friday would work for a high proportion of my guests, so I'd go with Saturday even if that meant a less-nice venue. But it is your wedding not your mom's or anyone else's, so you should think about what matters most to you.

What if I do save to date ahead of time?

I think a evening Friday wedding would be fine.

We are having a Friday wedding! We made sure it was ok with the schedules of our immediate families and no one had a problem that they might have to take a day off work. We sent out save the dates as well. Our wedding is at 6pm.

View Quoted Comment Ok so as long as I do the save to dates I should be fine right?

Have a Friday wedding! I was against a Friday wedding at first, mostly out of fear of having guests decline, but now I am really glad we are! We had no trouble finding available vendors whatsoever because our wedding is on a Friday (definitely not the case for Saturday weddings). So far everyone we have talked to has said they are able to get off of work to com. Our wedding is at 4pm, so local guests can leave work early to come, rather than taking off an entire day.

I would advise having the wedding start no earlier than 6:30 if you have a lot of local people invited. 7:00 would be even better. That should help with their ability to get from work to the wedding on time without having to take a half day off or rushing too much. I've done the change in the bathroom and rush off to the wedding thing and it's not particularly fun

I think a Friday wedding could work, if most of your guests are local. But I do agree with others, to not begin the ceremony before 6:30 p.m. Are you looking at a venue with the ceremony and reception in one location? That would also be easier for guests for a Friday evening wedding.

View Quoted Comment Yes we are. Its better to have the ceremony and reception in one location

We're getting married on a Friday evening (6pm). We let our family and friends know well in advance so they can plan if they'd like to come. It's nice to have the rest of the weekend to enjoy, I think. We went to a Friday evening wedding for a couple we're close with and I really enjoyed it.

We didn't have it in the budget to mail STDs so I made one up using a pic of us and an app that allowed me to add text. We texted, emailed, and messaged them to our guests.

We're getting married on a Friday

I’ve gone to plenty of weddings on Friday. It’s your day - do what you want!

It’s your day and your budget! I think Friday weddings are great too!

If your looking for cheaper than Friday is perfect. And then if less people come the more you save!!!! I still think a decent amount of people will show though

Friday is fine at 6:30om, so make sure you have the place until12am. And if you are in a major city, get valet so the ceremony can actual start on time. Don't let her dictate what you want.

We had a Friday wedding in October. Almost everyone stayed until the end. Only noticable difference was a lot of people skipped the ceremony because of work.

Keep Friday! People who really want to come will take a day (or a half day) off and you’ll save some cash. Alternatively, you can do a Sunday wedding. No one has to take off the day of the wedding but they may want to take off the day.

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If you go with Friday I wouldn't have the reception that early. Most people don't eat until around 7 and will probably be working before coming anyways. Also it's your wedding not your mom's. I keep reminding myself of that. She has lots of opinions on how I should do things.